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The Penguin Guide to Punctuation

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Penguin Guide to Punctuation
Authors and Contributors      By (author) R L Trask
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:176
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 130
Category/GenreUsage and grammar guides
linguistics
ISBN/Barcode 9780140513660
ClassificationsDewey:421.1
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Date 7 August 1997
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The Reference Relaunch is a major event in reference publishing - Penguin Dictionaries are getting a brand new look The Penguin Guide to Punctuation is indispensable for anyone who needs to get to grips with using punctuation in their written work. Whether you are puzzled by colons and semicolons, unsure of where commas should go or baffled by apostrophes, this jargon-free, succinct guide is for you.

Author Biography

R L Trask has taught in the School of Cognitive and Computing Sciences at the University of Sussex since 1988. He is the author of a number of books, including A DICTIONARY OF GRAMMATICAL TERMS IN LINGUISTICS, LANGUAGE CHANGE, LANGUAGE- THE BASICS, A DICTIONARY OF PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY, HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS and THE HISTORY OF BASQUE.